The Sun. — London, England, 1810-12-22 00:00:00

4 1 ,:aht Hon. Gentleman were to do an aa which he p ove was eeceseiry, and if he were afterwards „ .one oetore Parliament and state that necessity, ee (Mr. W.) hoped, notwithstanding their political oatiloy, he should have justice and magnanimity anough to accede to a-Bill of Indemnity for such an ea. But the cases alluded to by the Right Hon. Ceantlernee were net cases of necessity, and the Right Hon. Gentleman had that night shewn so ouch arroeance an.t presumption, he (Mr. W,) pledged himself that he would scrutinise any ads hat ihe 11;ght Hon. Gentleman might venture upon in conseeueece, with a more than ordinary rigour. In the whole course of his Parliamentary life he had •rever witnessed such boldness The Right Hon. .aenileinaii could " call spirits from the vasty deep, ant would they come when he called them i" He .right order the subordinate officers of the Exche :leer to oby his instruaions, but could he punish ;nem if they did not obey him ? Had those officers :ken no oaths ? "Were their consciences in the .hght Hon. Gentleman's keeping ? The object of ',no Right Hon. Gentleman in introducing a Bill into he House was clearly to create delay; and he (Mr. ',V.) gave him and tie H ,use notice, that it in the eiierval between the present period and Monday ee'nnight, his Majesty should recover so completely as to resume the royal furidions, if nO one else in intuted such a proceeding, he would himself move, to take into consideration the best means of supply,- ing any future deficiency in the royal authority which etight unfortunately occur. Adverting to the mode in which one of the Physicians had been appointed, ire regretted that he did rot possess the pathetic elo queoce of the Learned Gentleman opposite, who had that night shewn the versatility of his talents. —He would then paint the possible picture of a Man—that man a -King—in a state of double blind ness, bodily and mentale—surrounded by his afiliated famlly, who with himself implored that a certain in dividual should not be impowered to controul him. Could the House conceive a case of greater misery ? If such a'case a&ually existed, the removal of such an individual might afford a better chance for the i;..covery•of the Royal Patient. He had been coin eelled to put this statement hypothetically, becau,e he had been over-ruled in his wish to inquire into tee nature of the " hurries" described by the phy sicians, rand of the means by which they were ex eeej ; although the answer to that question would have better enabled him to form a judgment, as to t.!e probable recovery of his Majesty. After the , leclaration of the Right Hort. Gentleman, the two llouses of Parliament must so .n take some measures io prevent the controul of Mitesters over the public leohey—to prevent a Lord Chancellor, or a Chan eellor of the Exchequer, from. conceiving himself en led to decide on war or peace, or on any other ques r'on to which the royal authority alone was compe tent. The Right Hon. Gentleman and the lawyers ,heart him, must not be thus allowed to devise modes el cheating the Public 'and the Constitution.—Hav ing sworn allegiance to his Weety, entertainiog no .:al-monarchial sentiment, he eaould die rather than submit to the usurpation pros erred by the Gentle men opposite. Mr. ADAM declared, that the bold assertions of the. Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer veere subversive of the first principles of the Consti tution, and insisted on the necessity, on the first moment of the'restoration of bill authority, under which Parliament would feel itself, to provide a sue cedaneum for any future deficiency. Nothing could be more censurable than the readiness of the Right Hon. Gent. to incur a prospective responsibility,— The true genius of the Constitution would sanction indemnity for an accidental vtolation of the law, justi fied by necessity ; but it would never sanction indem nity fora predicted, uninterrupted course of violation which no necessity could justify. If the Rt. Hon. Gent's arguments were good, how happened it that the Lord Chancellor had not at once put the Great Seal to a Commission for opening or proroguing the pre sent Session % But_ ps the tiers es and the sense of public duty of the Lord Chancellor were very dif ferent from those of the Right Hon. Gentleman; This at least he knew that the Lord Chancellor would not at present even put the Seal to a Commis sion of the Peace. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER 'explained. He had been accused of presumption and arrogance. Whatever , might be the, defeats of his charader, he bad entertained a hope that presumption and arro gance were not in the number of those defects. With respect to the boldness with which it was said he bad advanced his opinions, it was very pos sible that for the purpose of enforcing his arguments, he might occasionally elevate his voice beyond the tone v,hich was indispensably necessary to Convey his sentiments to different parts of the House, but he begged leave to remind the Hon. Gentleman by whom the accusation was preferred, that it loudness of voice implied arrogance arid presumption, the •Hon. Gentleman himself might nOt unfrequently, , S trough he belieted unjustly, be exposed to such an imputation. Mr. 'WHITBREAD, in explanation, disclaimed any ialca of imputing IO the Right Hon. Gentleman any other arrogance or presumption than of a poli tical nature. Ile admitted the justness of the retort, findadded, that there was a point in the Right Hon. -t4areleman's charadet, in which he should be happy wail I `be ilvai him, and that was his quick transi (ion from the warmth engendered-by political con wit, to the good humour of private intercourse. .The Gallery was then cleated, and on a division, there appeared, Fur the previous question Against it . - IVl:Jjority 9 -83 Strangers were not re-admitted into ,the Gallery, but we understand that the second and third Reso tutions of the Report were subsequently agreed to. Adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock this morn -I,,pg to this day. , COAL MARKET, DECIIVIDER. 21. Chips at Market. ships sold. Price. 33,i h;ewca§tle . . Si . 58s. 9d. to 635. od. 3 Sunderland . . . . 2 . 523. Ad. to 533. 9d, i Yorkshire . . . o • —s. od. to od. 1 Cinders . . . 295. od. to •—s. od. 4.4NDQN ; Printed byRICRARD HARRIS, 01 No. 4, Martlett,court, 130 w-street; and - Prblished by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, South Moiton.strfet,i;rorvenor tquare• at t 1 bus•OFVlcs a 11q j &read; Where ildverlisesnOnts, Orders tor the Paper, Laws for the Pciitor ticc: (pest- pail;, rmat b.! addregsal., ,' .. NAVAL, rii-EWS. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. .—Arrived his Malesty's ships Donegal, Vengeur„Vtaicly, Thespian, and Dexterous, from a cruize. The Rover and her convoy, that sailed the lit inst. for Plymotuh, are put back. PLYMOI/1/!, Dec. 20.—Sailed the Enc4rnion fo.t Ireland. Put hack the I:eclusa. Co'octet LANDM AN, Of the Rnval Engineers ; sailed yesterday, in ti:e Princess Citark"tte - p ac ket, for Lisbon, charged with dispatches for Lord Wei... LZ~G'FON. DOVER, Dec. 20.—Arrived theArYiiturier French privateer, of 1G guns and 48 men, captured by the Royalist; in ,the chace she threw her guns over board. FALMOUTH, DEC. i9.—Sailed hia Majesty's ship Manilla for Lisbon. and convoy will sAil in the morning if thd wind continup4. INDIA HOUSE.---AN- 7 31a of room prevented us from noticing the proceedings of the General Court held on Wednesday last, and we can now ouly advert to the general heads. The Chairman proposed that the dividend from July last to January next should 5e 51 per cent• whith was agreed to. The next subject was a pro-. posed increase of salary to Captain SAL:MOND, the Military 'Secretary to the Company, from 1 wool. 15001. a-year, which was also agreed to, but not to be made a precedent. Mr. P. MOoRE then introduced the subjeEt of the Medras Officers who had been suspended, but nothing noel took place. Mr. It. JACKSON introduced the subject of flee Fast India College, and a resolution pasSed io frvour o f nine Students, for then improvement in knowledge requisite for the service.• The I.lst subje& was on the examination of per' sons applying- for appointments, acrd it was resolved, that all candidates for Cadetships - arid Writerships, shill be examined by the Committee for the Mille tary Seminary, and Haylenburg College. OPERA-HOLISE.--Mr. TAYLOR, the chief' Pro' prietor and Manager of the Opera-House, having addressed a circular letter to the Subscribers, which excited their displeasure, an advertisement in conse quence was issued, appointing a meeting of Sub scribers on Thursday last, at the Thatch 4 House Tavern. Lord BRUCE took the Chair, and a feW Noblemen and Gentlemen were present. Mr. TAYLOR, himself also attended, and expressed a dee sire to know by what authority the advertisement had been issued, as it was calculated to be very in jurious to the Opera-House. I! , s)rd BRUCE declared , that he did not know who published the advertise ment, but conceived that the want of a signature - had occasioned so thin a meeting. Lord Dreeore said Mr. TAY LOR would have an cpportunitY of answering the complaints , of the Subscribers on the letter which he had _addressed to them, and signified that it - would be proper to have another meeting, at. which Mr. TAYLOR should not be present. Mr. TAYLOR repeated his com plaints ‘against the advertisemnent, and retired.- - "‘ It was son after determined that the SubScriber s should have another meeting this day, and that the advertisement sleould have the authority of Lord BRUCE, as Chairman. MR. RICHARDS, THE ARTIST.--This Gentleman , who had been many years a Member of the Academy, and Secretary to that Institution, died on Tuesday last, in the 81st year of his age, in So merset-place. He chiefly distinguished himself 3 5 a painter of theatrical scenery, and in that province of art displayed considerable merit. He held the leading_ place in that department at_ cot ent Gardeo Theatre for many years. His picture of the 00 - scene of the Opera of The Mail' of the Mill NO' much admired, and was the subject of an engravioi by WOOLLET, a proper compliment to its merit as 3 compoition. Mr. RICHARDS was well-acquainte a , with life, and possessed a sound judgment an d g oo sense. His manners displayed the blunt.opennes! of the English character. He had been married between forty' and fifty years, and has left a serving widow, who, es far as we hear, would b . t' but scantily provided for, if the Royal Acadere)":. much to their honour, did not allot a portion 0 ' their funds to the relicts of departed members 0‘ b" ° situation may require it. Mr. RICHARDS had been . , for some time incapable of aitending to business, an''' Mr. HowARD, an artist of well-known merit, 01 is to succeed him as Secretary to the Academy, b ad been joined with hiss in the office, for the purpos e of dischareine its do ies. BARTELS. cL On-Tuesday the t tth inst. in Gower-street, Be itol square, the Lady of Walker Skirrow, Esq. of a Dauot,'r, On Friday sennight, at Petersktani, the Lady of tii 14 ' Dr. Samps‘sn i of a Son. di On the 18th inst. at Iforgwallis, near Doncaster, the La orMichael Tasburgh, Esq. of a Daughter. At Nortftwold Cottage, Stoke, Noftwk., the Lady of CO, - tain Manby, Royal Navy, of a Daughter. 11 , On Wednesday, the Lady or Captain Cramer, of the R o} Nav The y, of a Daughter., same day, in Gloucester-place; the Lady of A. Suet" tell, Esq. of a Son. MARK/811, On Monday the loth inst. at Leicester, lohn Smart, of Red lion-square, to Miss Parsons, of Leicester. Un the t7th inst. at Egham Church, G. D. Shelrflont lio Esq. to Miss fonina Boulding, after a courtship of 1 4 Yo r , On Tuesday last, at Etchinghain, in Sussex, the 1 0 , John Lukin, Rector of Nursling, in the County of Wl shire, and ypungest son of the very Rev. the mean of V 6 e tr. Miss Genner, of Etchinghain. Jn Thursday List, in St. George's Cllurcji, Minos square, the Hen. Gerrard V,anneck, sec, nd son of .Huntingfield, Miss . Lovelace, daughter of Robert L„',, lace, Esq. of Quidenharn-Haft, in the County of 1,4_0_122> • DIAL). . Thursday seinnight, at Sidmouth, where he had , - the recovery of his health, Ambrose Crawley, Ls+ of don. 10 . On the Tsai inst. at 13ath, William Mute, Esq. secDe son of the late Hutchison More, Ebq- of Sastiuu, In. ' County of Suffolk.* MAILS. AAR afto.-..1 Dublin, I Waterford. DtJte—t Malta, i Dublin, i Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS DAY AP TWIII.Y[ O'CLOCK. Consols - 67 k Red. 'Ann. 65 4 per Cent. St ti IL SUN. SOLEM QUIS UICIRL !ALBUM AUDIAT ? LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1810. " Windsor Castle, Dec. 22, tato. HIS MAJESTY has passed a pretty quiet night, and is not materially different front his state yester day." 4C H. R.. REYNOLDS. " W. iiEBERDEN. " M. BAILLLE. " 8.. WILLii." The Morning Chronicle, which perpetually boasts of maintaining the genuine constitutional principles of Liberty, contains this day one of the most extra ordinary paragraphs that, we believe, ever appeared in an English Newspaper. It states, " that not withstanding the unanimous declaration and protest of all the branches of the Royal Family, Ministers persevere in the course of proceeding they have an nounced." With the utmost pos,ible deference and respect to every part of the Royal Family, we contend, that the two Houses of Parliament have a right to proceed in the discharge of their duty, not withstanding the protest of any, or of all‘the Royal Dukes, and that right was never called in question before. We bog to ask, whether any single instance can be produced, where any.proceedings of Parlia ment were stayed by such a protest ; or whether any authority can be produced where such a doc trine is laid down ? We desire not to be misunder stood; we are tar from insinuating that the Royal Dukes signed the protest with any such view ; we are only commenting upon the manner in which the Chronicle has thought proper to make use of that lA . ,test. It is also worthy of notice that the protest does not relate to the proceedings, as far as they have hitherto gone, but to dm restrictions which have been announced ; so that even upon that ground, the observation of the Chronicle is inapplicable, but it is upon the great and con,tituiional ground that we enter our protest against it. - The same Paper has quoted an Act of Queen MARY, for reversing the attainder of the Duke of, NORFOLK, to spew that, in order to give validity, to an Act of Parliament, the King must give his assent in the House of Lords, or that his Sign Manual must be atfixt.d to the Commission for passing the Bill no human being, we believe, ever entertained a doubt upon the subject, and therefore it required no authorities to prove it. It has never been con tended that the present mode of proceeding is free from objection ; it is only justified by the necessity .of the case ; but, we should be glad to know, whether if the mode of proceeding by Ad dress were adopted, the King's presence in the House of Peers, or his Sign Manual to the Commis sion could be obtained any more than they can by the present plan. Last night Dutch Papers to the 18th reached town. We have only room to extract the extraor dinary declaration of the Swedish - Government against Great Britain. Yesterday being St. Thomas's Day, Wardmotes were held in the several City P►ec►ntts of the elec tion of Common Councilmen. BROAD-STREET.--Mr. Patience was eleacd, vice Chap man, resigned CANDLEWICK. —Mr. Poynder, vice Whitby resigned. Bit EA D-STR EET.-Mr. Johnson, vice hates, resigned. Cairo EG E.W N.—Messrs. Waterhouse and Ha. berton, vice Deputy White and Matthew, resigned. We have received through Portugal some intelli gence from Madrid. The desertion of the native troops from the capital continued, and forty of the wanderers had been brought back and lodged in the Castle. The Patriots at Ballicas' bad made the French guard and the officer in command prisoners. It seems that some conflict had taken place at Gua dalaxara, as thirty wounded officers, and a great numbers of waggons with soldiers in the same con dition, Itsd arrived from thence. A party of moo men had been sent in that direction to reinforce the station, and with them some of the Royal Guard.— quantity of pictures and other effects had been sent from Madrid, under a strong escort to Old Castile. The expedition which had been so long preparing in the rivers Ems and Jade, the object of which was supposed to be a coup-de-main against Heligoland, put to sea about the 20th of NoVember. It con sisted of 12 gun-brigs, and 24 gun-boats. Two days after, Lord GEORGE STUART, the Commodore on that station, received intelligence that the enemy were out, and immediately proceeded in quest of them, with the Horatio frigate, Paz schooner, six gun-brigs, arid two gun-boats. On the 24th bia Lordihip got sight of the enemy, - but unfortunately was not able to close with them. Three of their gun-brigs, however, were driven on shore, near the Jade ; the rest escaped into the \rare,. Lord GEORGE STUART, according to the latest 'advices, wa left•off the mouth of the Jade, watching the eocniy. DUTCH PAPERS. FROM TILE SUPPLEMENT TO THE ABEILLE DU NORD, CF DEC. 4, 1810. The declaration of the Swedish Government_ which we give to-day, was not inserted in the Co-. penhagen Gazettes, but with the approbation of his Excellency the Swedish Minister, we are now obliged to translate it from the Danish, not having • seen it in French, the language in which it. was originally written. " Sweden, in breaking its allegiance with England, and adopting its former political relations as much through inclination as a recollection of events, has learned to understand by her own experience toe results of the exclusive system' which she has. hitherto pursued. " The calamities which she has Suffered, the mul tiplied losses' which she has _ experienced were the inevitable consequences of an impolitic and unequal war in which she engaged. Hef intemst and wants point out the course she ought in future to adopt. " Sweden, desiring nothing but the establishing in peace theVorces that she still possesses, may hope to preserve a good understanding with every power, without bong forced to make such-war, which the recent loss 1,11 a third part of her territories would • render still more bitter. " The treaties of peace concluded with France, Russia, and Denmark, who have adhered to the Continental system, had,' it is_true placed Sweden on equal terms with those powers but these trea ties did not insist on her entirely ab.inioning th,it system of neutrality which she desired to main- " Nevertheless, Sweden has found herself from that period a 1 ays the mark for calumny, which has perhaps excited envy and hatred against her. She has been accused of not having punctually fulfilled the engagements which good faith, as well as the high character of the King, demanded. All the abuses which took place in the Baltic, to the ad vantage. of English coninm - ce, were imputed to her; and it was pretended Sweden, by these cir cumstances,. had thrown many obstacles in the way of the conclusion of a general peace. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, has considered it his duty to make some observations io the King to do away his doubts which remained for resolving upon the true relation which ought to subsist between Sweden and Great Britain. " The King who, under these circumstances, .has before his eyes but the sentiments of consideration and attachment which he has vowed to his Imperial Majesty, and who even acknowledges that some anions relative to commercial engagements may have given reason for well-founded complaints, con vinced that it is his duty to . declare, that the accu mulated accusations against Sweden are false, has resolved to give new gdarantees of his intentions, and of the fundamental principles i tipon which he will aet for the future. His Majesty has, in consequence declared war against England, and has ordered an immediate sequestration to be laid on all English ships, which contrary to appearances may be found in the ports of Sweden, in order to db away every accusation of having a secret under standing with England, or infidelity in not observ ing the importation of colonial produ&s upon the Continent. He has renewed his severe decrees, formerly issued against introducing into Sweden goods of Englioli manufaanre, as well as colonial produce, of whatever kind it may be, without regard to the flag which may convey it, and to declare that be will not permit, under any pretext, the exportation of colonial merckandize, or those of English manufaaure, to the Continent. " His Majesty will give the necessary orders for making the stricte3t inquiries respecting colonial pro &lets, or goody of English manufacture, which have been imported, into Sweden, no matter under what flag, since the 24th of April last, and that ac cording to law, they shall be placed at the disposi tion of the King. • ",The King, in making these sacrifices: of which experience will manifest the importance, has always proposed not only to express by it the attachment Which he has promised to the, person of his Ma jesty-the Emperor of the French, 'but. also to satisfy the desire which hehas to contribute to the success if the Continental system, which has` latterly had for its object a maritime peace., His Majesty, in uniting his efforts to, those of the other powers of the Continent, to accelerate this epoch so' interesting to humanity, will justify to his subjeas the causes of the considerable losses Which circumstances have made them suffer,9 and prove to all, Europe that the establishing of peace upon the st a, and restoring coma - mace to its natural independence, has never depended on him. In consequence of thisolie formal declaration of war against England shall be published in our _periodical Papers, and the most ,stria measures adopted to seize and confiscate colonial products, or goods. of English manutaclure.'!